'System has failed an innocent victim'

Once again the system has failed an innocent victim. Why in the world Gary Bullock was not locked up on an involuntary psychiatric hold is beyond me. The officers and/or whoever saw him at the whichever hospital could have held him involuntarily for 72 hours. "Strange behavior, agitated, restrained by deputies" according to the Times-Standard coverage seems to be enough in my experience -- and yes, I have participated in that process on a professional level. Seems to be another case of let's dump this guy on the street and avoid some paperwork. How tragic.